I'm never sure how to feel about David Blaine, because the stuff that he does isn't even magic. It's like he's doing these silly endurance tests that he wraps in the trappings of illusion. And then, last year with the water thing, he couldn't even do the trick he was supposed to do because he messed up at the last minute. But then, he gives a lot the money he makes from these events to charity to help children, so I can't hate on the dude for that.

Douche or no douche? I know people here in Vegas who do magic who wouldn't be sad if he died during one of these things. But at least he's not being brought up on sexual harassment charges like David Copperfield, right?

His next stunt will be to try and break the record for consecutive days staying awake, which is 11 and a half days. That's almost two weeks of no sleep, people. There are men who have tried this who suffered permanent brain damage. Personally, as someone who has stayed awake for just 24 hours, I can attest that it's really difficult. It was like being drunk, but not as fun.

Bodog just put up some odds on whether or not Blaine will be able to stay awake the longest by going more than 11 1/2 days. With Yes at +150 and No at -200, the odds aren't in his favor of succeeding. But it'll at least be interesting to see what his body can take after fasting, being water-logged, encased in ice, and buried underground for long periods of time.

Let's just hope that he'll say something really crazy. He's dated enough famous girls that he's gotta spill something after hallucinating for so long.

And just because it's one of my favorite videos, here's a spoof of Blaine's Street Magic show.

Labels: Bodog, crazy stunts, David Blaine, sleep dep

posted by Kari at 11:04 AM